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# Foundry Agent Platform Skill > Deploy, orchestrate, and manage AI agents on Microsoft Foundry — the unified Azure PaaS for enterprise AI. > **Staleness Watch**: See [EXTERNAL-API-REGISTRY.md](../../EXTERNAL-API-REGISTRY.md) for source URLs and recheck cadence ## Rapid Evolution Domain Foundry is in active preview (February 2026). SDK versions change frequently. **Refresh triggers:** - `azure-ai-projects` SDK version bump (currently 2.0.0b3) - Foundry portal feature releases - Hosted Agents GA - Memory API changes **Last validated:** February 2026 --- ## Platform Overview Microsoft Foundry (formerly Azure AI Foundry) unifies model hosting, agent orchestration, tool management, observability, and multi-channel publishing. | Concept | Description | |---------|-------------| | **Portal** | <https://ai.azure.com> | | **Endpoint** | `https://<resource>.services.ai.azure.com/api/projects/<project>` | | **MCP Server** | <https://mcp.ai.azure.com> (cloud-hosted, Entra ID) | | **VS Code Extension** | `TeamsDevApp.vscode-ai-foundry` | | **Key Distinction** | Infrastructure platform (backend), not a surface | ### Foundry vs Other Platforms | Aspect | VS Code Extension | M365 Copilot | Foundry | |--------|------------------|-------------|---------| | **Type** | IDE plugin | Declarative agent | Cloud PaaS | | **Runtime** | Desktop app | M365 cloud | Azure managed | | **Users** | Single developer | Single user | Multi-user | | **Availability** | When IDE open | When M365 ope